The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-23
THE II. HUMAN EYE. 4
DIR. DicKEY's INTERESTING TALK
Tho Y. NJ. CA. rarlors Filled with Youn,
Mon, AID Some not so Young-A Piactl.
cal DlscourAs on n Practical Topic.
Cont!auea Success Of titc Series, y,

Ano 1. NJ. y. A.Bhort lalka Lave become
popular beyond expectation. Las! nigh,
the pariors were again crowded, this time
to hear Dr.. John L. Dlckey's talk on "Tne
Human Eye-Its Use and Abuse The
speaker illustrated bis subject with on:
hand blackboard sketches, and q largo,
glaring, staring, artificial eye that might
have aerved tho Cardiff Giant. The audi.
ence gave close attention, and showed
very great interest in the vcry iustructive
discourse. DR., Dickey said in part: y
The most beautiful, In oyery respect. Of
al the wonderful works OF the Divine
Creator, Is the human eye. It Is perfect
In shape, being round Ike this world Of
ours. It is perfect in color, one OF It's parts
having all the radiant hues Of the rain.
bow, and others the most transparent clear.
ness. 1t is an optical iustrnment, com.
plete In construction, true TO every law Of
mathematics, mechanics and optics. It Is
wonderful in It's varied movements, and
romarkably adapted To its important du.
ties. - =
There 10 an old illustration that ia fall Of
force, showing the Divine origin Of man,
Far away from civilization, on a rc.
mote island in tho Pacific Ocean.
native is walking on the beach and picks
up gold watch. He admirea the shining
case, the clear crystal, the white face WITH
Its strange looking figures. Tho watch ia
running md the savage listens with awo
10 the ticking, and opening it is filed with
wonder at the smooth movements of tho
complicated and delicately wrought ma.
chinery. He does not know its use, and
has no idea Of ita value in the measure.
ment OF time. He 10 familiar with many
OF the forms Of vegetable and animal life.
but this Is something now and strange,
more wonderful than anything he has
dreamed Of. He begins to think that
there lives somewhere a very superior
being with master mind to plan, and a
skilltul hand to make this wonderful
thing. 1t seems to me that il we stop and
consider tho beauties and wonders Of the
organ OF sighs, We are brought to the
same conclusion that was resched in tho
untutored mind Of tho Savage, that there
must exist a superior and Supreme Being
who only could construc. anything so
wonderful and perfect as the human eye.
The eye is the mirror Of tho mind. It
vii! flash in anger and defiance, dilate
and brighten with hope, grow dull with
despair, moisten with sympathy and grief,
conssautly changing with every thought
and emotion OF life, until it assumes
the peculiar, CLASSY, lack-lustre of death.
The alleged power to charm down in
sanity in man, and ferocity in the wild
beast, Is q power behind the eve, but it az.
serts itself through the steady gaze and
seldom fails. The aoul shows forth unmis-
takably through tho eyes, and they then
become beacons Of danger, as well as "the
homes Of silent prayer" go.
Sight and hearing are two eensas so i'm
portant that we arc formed with two or.
Rans for each Of these sensea. We have
two eyes and two ears so TINT if one should
become useless VIC still retain sufficient
power in the other. Being such
delicate and important organs the
eyes are well protected from
injury. They are deep set in cavities
whose walls are formed OF strong bone,
The projecting roof OF the forehead keeps
them safe from blows from above. The
eyebrows serve tho purpose Of catching
dust and cinders. The well fabricated lids
also afford good protection, an we inyol-
unfairly wink to keep out flying bug or
c!nder, as well es to carry off the tears
through the little ducts in the inner cor
ners. -- 49,